[Latitude] Attn Lat 64 lovers (opinion thread)

[smarkquart]

I get what you are saying, but for me I feel like the xcal has a more predictable flight path. Im no pro by any means, but if i throw the river 3 times, it will land in 3 way diff spots. Its not so much a straight shot bc it will always fade to the left for my rhbh, but i know where I want it to fade so it works for my most of the time. If I do have trees or a narrow hole im trying to fit my shot thru, I will use the champ teebird. I have a boss too, but I havent masted that disc yet. I guess bc I started with a dx teerex, I am just used to big fade at the last part of the flight.

Having a disc that fades is far more reliable than depending on a disc that is neutral. Too many factors like elevation and wind can make a neutral disc very unreliable. It is always best to go with what you can depend on.

I was just commenting that two years ago I was under the assumption that a person can get the most distance if they throw straight from point A to point B. The problem is that most discs are not designed to fly straight from start to finish. So discs like the Boss when thrown with tremendous power and snap can accomplish this, but I was finding that I was practically throwing my arm off. This is when OAT creeps in, as my body tries to eek out even more power but trying to keep the body in as natural of a body motion as possible. I have since worked on my form where I place more emphasis on the full body, taking some of the stress off my arm and its joints, and releasing on more line-shaping angles where I can use the discs properties to gain distance and reliability as much as I use my power. This means more flexing lines, sweeping hyzers, and hyzer flips. Obviously this is not the only way to throw.

When I go for placement, more often than not I reach for something with a solid fade, that added assurance that it will always finish left makes it easier to trust it (Gold Line Striker or Star Wraith). Yet there is some merit in practicing neutral discs like the River and TeeBird, at least on the wooded courses we have around here.

One of the courses out here, Elm Creek, is notorious for having tremendous cross-winds. Nothing beats a good Boss or XCaliber to fight that wind and always finish left like you intended.

 

[hyperspike]

I LOVE my fuse... I got a fuse river and striker from woodcutter in the secret Santa and the fuse is my go to mid range now, i love the river and the striker as well but with my home course being relitvley short i dont really get an opportunity to air them out much, i am looking forward to the warmer weather and taking them out to a field and really getting a feel for them. But the fuse so awesome.

I am going to pick up a pain shortly just based on how awesome the fuse is and see what i can do with it, im going to stick to the gold line plastic which feels great but is a tad hard to find at times... no green discs for me

 

[Rol6566]

DGC is saying they have a black GL Havoc. Ive never seen a black GL before. Anyone have one or seen it?

 

[sloppydisc]

I've got a black GL Vision. They are out there, just rare.

 

[eegor]

I recently obtained a grip line Pure. I usually putt with a Magic or a really soft Summit. The Pure has a similar flight path, which I like, but the Pure is so fast in comparison, I don't want to use it as a putter. I use a Ridge or VP for approaches, so... there isn't a place in the bag for the Pure.

It looks so nice flying through the air. I can't think of what I would use it for. I'll keep it for a while, but I'll probably end up trading it.

 

[jrawk]

DGC has gotten GL Riots..... anybody throw one yet?

 

[EL-KABONG]

Yup
They are pretty damn stable if mine is any example. I have one of those steel blue 165-166's

 

[jrawk]

So not the meat-hooks of recent opto runs?

 

[Handsome Rob]

DGC has gotten GL Riots..... anybody throw one yet?

Just threw my 165 GL Riot for the first time today. It was surprisingly wind resistant. I can see this staying in my bag for sure.

 

[EL-KABONG]

So not the meat-hooks of recent opto runs?

No not a meat hook...but plenty stable
It flies almost exactly like my FL only faster...maybe slightly less fade

 

[slimshadyemb]

Personally felt the GL was a little slick. I have a river. Feels like opaque champ. Mine is, ironically enough, gold. Every time I throw it I realize it's just a matter of time until I lose it and replace it with bright shiny opto

 

[EL-KABONG]

DGC is saying they have a black GL Havoc. Ive never seen a black GL before. Anyone have one or seen it?

I've seen visions, cores, flows, and havocs...the cores are like hens' teeth

 

[Huk Finn]

I saw the XXX in black gold.

By the way, have you guys seen any Opto Sparkles besides Vision, Core or Blitz?

Any method to how they select sparkle molds? Probably not, some blond Swedish dude drinking hot chocolate probably loves the Vision and putts with the Core.

 

[khmer]

Got my 169 gl riot back from it's dye job as you can see. I can't wait to throw it around and test it out in leagues which starts in 2 day :clap: I love how it feels in my hands...it may be my new favorite disc but we'll see.

 

[Huk Finn]

that is sweet

 

[EL-KABONG]

Is that chin poko mon?

 

[burt5885]

that looks so hard lol

Got my 169 gl riot back from it's dye job as you can see. I can't wait to throw it around and test it out in leagues which starts in 2 day :clap: I love how it feels in my hands...it may be my new favorite disc but we'll see.

 

[EL-KABONG]

hmmmmm....if Jack Lalanne and the Heat Miser banged out a kid, what would it look like?

 

[Phil_Ludvik]

I am going to pick up a trident for my headwind drives, my question is, what plastic to go with?

This will be my first lat 64 disc, so I dont know anything about their plastics.

Any suggestions?

 

[Jeronimo]

I am going to pick up a trident for my headwind drives, my question is, what plastic to go with?

This will be my first lat 64 disc, so I dont know anything about their plastics.

Any suggestions?

Yeah, don't get a Trident for headwind drives lolz